Derby Highway is a highway linking
Great Northern Highway in
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
with the town of
Derby
Derby ( ) is a city and unitary authority area in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the banks of the River Derwent in the south of Derbyshire, which is in the East Midlands Region. It was traditionally the county town of Derbyshire. Derby gai ...
.
It is a 2-lane single carriageway. In the town of Derby, its name changes to Loch Street, where it becomes a 2-lane divided carriageway.
The
RAAF Curtin
RAAF Base Curtin, also sometimes RAAF Curtin is a joint use Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) military air base and civil airport located southeast of the town of Derby on the north coast of Western Australia in Australia. As it is one of the ...
inactive air force base is situated adjacent to Derby Highway near the intersection of
Great Northern Highway. The base has been previously used as a refugee detention centre and civilian airport, but is not presently used for any functional purpose.
Tourism
Derby Highway is the western terminus of the popular
Gibb River Road. It is also a useful access for many local fishing "secret spots" at the mouth of the
Fitzroy River Fitzroy or FitzRoy may refer to:
People As a given name
*Several members of the Somerset family (Dukes of Beaufort) have this as a middle-name:
**FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan (1788–1855)
** Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset, 8th Duke of Beau ...
, with one of the better known ones being ''the Cuttings''.
Reconstruction
A staged reconstruction of the highway has been taking place in recent years. So far, approximately of the highway has been reconstructed and widened, with plans for the remainder to be completed in the near future.
See also
*
Highways in Australia
*
List of highways in Western Australia
References
Highways in rural Western Australia
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